Renewable license-tag.



F. A HAZEL. RENEWABLE LICENSE IAG.

APPLICATION HLEDNOV. 2|. ISU- lPatemfl Feb. 26, 1918.-

. a K ALFONSO HMEL, F FASCOAG, RHODE ISLAND.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2d, 191%..

Application filed November 21, 1917. Serial No. 203,1hh.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK A. HAZEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pascoag, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Renewable License-Tags; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it 'appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to changeable exhibitors or signs, but has reference more particularly to license tags for use on automobiles and other vehicles. Generally stated, it comprises a metallic plate containing a license number, and a secondary detachable or renewable plate'carrying a suitable inscription, such as the name of a particular State, and the year for which license was issued. The present invention also comprises novel means for connecting the said main and secondary license plates, and for sealing them in their associated operative relation thus rendering separation impossible without detection.

For an object the present invention contemplates the production of license tags of extremely simple and inexpensive construction; tags which are practically perpetual, in that succeedin year and State designations may be rea ily supplied under oficial supervision, including means for oficially sealing the same in operative position; and means for readily changing the color, from year to year, of the renewable tag members or lettering thereon.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention will now be particularly .described, and later pointed out by the appended claims.

][n the accompanyin drawings which form part of this app 'cation for letters atent, and whereon corresponding numerals indicate like parts in the several views: Figure 1 is a lan view of the case or main license plate aving embossed or otherwise imprinted thereon suitable characters, and provided with fastening slots in its upper edge.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the said main ham plate with a secondary renewable license plate or card secured thereto in operative position.

it I Fig. 3' is a fragmentary view showing the reverse side of Fig. 2 at the end carryin the renewable secondary plate or license car Fig. 4: 1s a vertical transverse sectional view through both plates on the line 47- 1: of

Fig. 2, and

Fig. 5 is also a transverse vertical view simllar to Fig. i, but taken on the line 55 of the said Fig. 2.

Reference being had to the drawings and numerals thereon, indicates a main base plate preferably of sheet metal bearing aproprlate license numbers and data such as mdicated by Fig. 1 of the drawings, the same being slotted longitudinally in its upper edge as at 11, 11, to provide for attachment to an automobile or other vehicle, slotted at 12, 12, to permit the attachment of a secondary orren'ewable license plate or card, and slotted as at 13, 13, for the recep tion of a suitable sealing band.

The numeral 14.- indicates a secondary 1icense plate which also contains and displays appropriate data such as a license number, a tate and year designations, the same being provided adjacent all four corners with oppositely disposed integral and flexible scourmg tangs 15, and provided also in its upper and lower edges with horizontal slots 16, 16, for reception of a flexible sealing strip 17 preferably of metal, for lacing the main and secondary license plates together through their respective sealing slots 13, 13, 16 and '16, in such manner that the display surface or face at neither plate is obstructed from view, the overlappin ends of said strip 17 being then connecte by an oficial seal 18, as indicated by Figs. 2, 3 and 5 of the drawmgs.

The foregoing being a description of my invention, its use and operation are suficlently apparent to render unnecessary further description, although attention may be directed to the ease and facility with which an expired secondary license plate 1 1 may be removed and one for the current new year substituted after the seal 18 has first been broken. The tangs of such new plate-which plate may, if desired, be ofa diderent and distinctive color-are first bent at right angles. Strap 17 is next loo ed through slots 16, 16, from the back of pfate 14 tangs 15 passed through their respective slots 12 and clenched over the back of plate 10, the ends of strap 17 being then overlapped as shown by Fig.- 5, and there secured by a suitable seal 18 against accidental or for removably connecting said lates, a sealfraudulent removal. ing strap threaded through oth of said 15 This being a description of my invention, plates without obscuring the display surwhat I claim and desire to secure by Letters faces thereof, and means for fastenin the Patent is: I ends of said strap upon the reverse si e of 1. In a license tag the comblnation of a the structure.

main plate, a secondary display plate, means In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, 20

for removably connecting sai plates, :1, in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

sealing strap threaded through registering l0 openings in both of said plates, and means i v FRANK ALFONSO HAZEL for fastening the ends of said strap. Witnesses:

2. In a license tag the combination of a FRED W. Tnorr,

main plate, a secondary display plate, means MARTIN H. SGHUNKERsEN. 

